Commercial & Facilities
Large enterprises distributed over vast distances face considerable security challenges when it comes to protecting their assets through access control, video surveillance and alarms. SIA membership consists of the world’s leading manufacturers and integrators of commercial security solutions to provide assurance to these organizations.
Mobile Credentials for Built Environments
Mobile credentials: the access control buzzword of the last five years. With Apple, Google and Samsung starting to participate, access control providers all want a slice of the newly available Wallet credential market share pie. These players are forcing – for the better – elevated end-user expectations for how they move about their daily lives.…
Keep Reading »Comprehensive Guide to Video Retention Regulations in the Cannabis Industry
Volunteers Wanted: Help SIA Develop New Guidance on Cannabis Security
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is announcing, on behalf of the SIA Video and Vision Subcommittee, our development of comprehensive guidance on surveillance video retention specifically for the cannabis industry. Increasingly, the cannabis industry faces unique security and regulatory challenges, and effective surveillance is crucial for compliance and safety. The aim of this initiative is…
Keep Reading »Embracing the Evolution: How Proptech Is Transforming the Security Industry
SIA’s Built Environment Advisory Board defined proptech, or property technology in its long form, as “Technology connecting people and information to simplify how commercial real estate is owned, sold, managed, operated, researched, rented or bought and invested in.” The security industry historically protected commercial real estate (CRE) assets (how CRE owners refer to buildings) and…
Keep Reading »Balancing Wireless Innovation With Wired Reliability
Integrating both approaches advances convenience, security and sustainability in smart buildings In the realm of smart building technologies, the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to a significant transformation in networking needs, bringing forth not only the question of data connectivity but also the crucial issue of power delivery to each endpoint.…
Keep Reading »Improving Visitor Management With Lighting Technologies
External illumination boosts accuracy of biometric solutions Visitor management is a critical aspect of every physical security plan. Verifying the identity of patrons and guests before granting access to a facility is essential for maintaining a safe environment. Over the last decade, airports, government facilities, banks, data centers and other institutions have increasingly adopted contactless,…
Keep Reading »Digital Technology Is Transforming Banks
Verint Systems’ Matt Tengwall Discusses How Customer Demands Are Driving the Need for Enhanced Services and Options In recent years, the term “digital transformation” has gained prominence across various industries, signifying a fundamental reimagining of how organizations leverage technology to improve business processes. Within the financial and banking sectors, digital transformation has become synonymous with…
Keep Reading »Security Installations in a Wireless World
Wesco’s Bill Geary Discusses How Smart Buildings Demand a Future-Ready Infrastructure In recent years, building infrastructure has been redefined to include communication systems and broadband networks, with cabling playing as important a role in the foundation of a building as concrete and plumbing. Smart buildings and the Internet of Things (IoT), along with connected devices…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Creates New and Updated Government Relations Guides for SIA Members
New SIA publications offer a state-by-state reference guide to biometric information privacy legislation, key information on federal grants that can be used for funding of security projects, a guide to facial recognition laws and important details on school security funding and cannabis security requirements. Updated Dec. 7, 2023 SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA)…
Keep Reading »How Mass Gun Violence Trends Should Inform Physical Security Planning
If you want to add ballistic protection to your campus, facility or office, understanding gun violence trends can be helpful for identifying the type of protection you need. Ballistic protection is one of the most important investments you can make, and it’s too easy to make decisions based on fear or “gut” decisions rather than…
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